ENGLISH MEDIA LITERACY: A COLLABORATIVE
PROJECT TO TEACHING READING
Report Author: Nguyen Van Huy
Institution: Hue University-College of Foreign Languages
Website: http://newsmedialiteracy.ning.com/
Email: huy1979@yahoo.com
1. Teaching reading skill and new
constructivist approach in digital era
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Goals and objectives of current English curriculum:
heavy stress on the instruction of literacy skills
associated with print literacy
Needs: learning by doing, training students to get
more critical thinking skills by equipping them with
media literacy and utilizing Internet-based e-learning
tools
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using technologies as intellectual partners to
 (a) articulate what they know;
 (b) reflect on what they have learned;
 (c) support the internal negotiation of meaning making;
 (d) construct personal representations of meaning;
 (e) support intentional, mindful thinking
2. The collaborative project, the teachers,
the key concepts
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Introduction of project initiative
Introduction of the teachers
Key concepts
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Media literacy
Collaboration
Ning platform
Local knowledge
3. Goals, expected outcomes of the
project
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Goals
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Create a collaborative curriculum and an online teaching and learning
community
Promote student development of English digital media literacy skills
Promote students’ awareness, understanding and appreciation of
different Asian cultural values and practices
Expected outcomes
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A replicable curriculum for the English program in Asian universities
An online teaching and learning community on English News Media
Literacy
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Exemplars of student digital news projects
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4. Learners’ characteristics
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HUCFL:
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11 groups of second-year students majoring in English
language
30 students majoring in different fields (English language,
Japanese Studies, Vietnamese Studies) agreed to enroll
in this course
PKU:
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there are 21 students from different backgrounds (English,
Economics, Environment, International Relations,
Archeology)
8 groups, each group to collaborate with one or two
Vietnamese sister groups
5. Methods and Procedures
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Developing collaborative curriculum
Constructing and managing online teaching
and learning community
Collaborative teaching
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Reading, presentation and comments
Interviewing, photo documenting
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Feature story writing and peer-feedback
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7. Implementation
8. Exemplars
(Feature story by Action group)
8. Exemplars
(Feature story by A6G_Black group)
9. Students’ feedback
Video clip of HUCFL students
interview
(video online)
Video clip of PKU students
interview (courtesy of Dr
Zhang Wei)
9. Students’ feedback
How would you evaluate your learning experience of the
following News Media Literacy course components?
30
Responses
25
20
Aims and purposes
Content
15
Teaching methods
Evaluation policy
10
5
0
Very
satisfied
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Feeling
Very
dissatisfied
9. Students’ feedback
9. Students’ feedback
9. Students’ feedback
10. Challenges and solutions
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difference in students’ level of English
competence
technical and digital facilities access
getting students connected to each other
rising tension in the East Sea
11. The Website
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www.newsmedialiteracy.ning.com
Thank you!